Friday, 27 February 2015

Bestselling authors and Novelicious favourites including Liane Moriarty, Lucy Diamond, Paige Toon, Cathy Bramley, Miranda Dickinson, Lucy Robinson and Rachael Lucas are offering fans the opportunity to have their name appear in their forthcoming novels.

They are amongst over 70 popular authors who are taking part in this year’s Get in Character eBay auction, an annual fundraiser organized by CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families.

The 10-day auction kicked off at 8pm (GMT) last night and will run through to 8pm on Sunday 8 March 2015. The highest bidders for each author buy the opportunity to have a character named after them in their next book, and immortality in print. People can also bid to have a character named after a loved one.

Monday, 28 April 2014

Children’s authors Lauren Child and Cressida Cowell have announced that they will design BookBenches based on their own children’s book series Clarice Bean and How To Train Your Dragon, to be unveiled on the streets of London this summer.

The benches, shaped as open books, will form part of a public art trail of 50 BookBenches launched for the National Literacy Trust’s Books about Town project to celebrate London’s literary legacy and raise vital funds for literacy.

The National Literacy Trust is working with Wild in Art to bring Books about Town to London as a unique opportunity to explore the capital's literary connections, to enjoy art from some of the country's top artists and to experience the joy of reading for pleasure. From July, visitors will have the chance to discover the BookBenches by following literary trails around London. City of London has confirmed that they will host one of the trails and other benches will likely appear in Greenwich, Kensington & Chelsea and Bloomsbury.

Friday, 02 March 2012

For the whole of March, novelist Carol Mason is donating 50% of all net proceeds from her Amazon ebook sales to the Breast Cancer Foundation. If you wish to support the cause you can buy her E books on Amazon UK for £2.00, then send proof of purchase to her via an email at her website.

Thursday, 14 July 2011

In trying to come up with a new and exciting way to raise money for Cancer Research UK in addition to my running this year's Race for Life it occurred to me that if I could get a publisher to donate a cool signed book then people could bid their donations and win it! And thanks to the fabulous people at Ebury Press and Little, Brown, I now have TWO amazing books to offer the person with the highest donation for this life-changing charity... and they're both SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS :)

BOOK 1:

SIGNED COPY OF

AFTERWARDS by Rosamund Lupton

There is a fire and they are in There. They are in there . . .

Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.

Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.

This is the new book from Richard and Judy approved author Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister. It's a gripping read from start to finish. Thanks to the lovely folks over at Little, Brown for this one.

BOOK 2:

SIGNED COPY OF

The Best Friends' Guide to Life

by Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton

What makes a great friend? Has Facebook ruined dating? What's the secret to effortless style?

'Hello! This is a book written by proper best friends - us! - who have been hanging out together for over ten years. We thought that if we shared some of our own experiences and views on friendship, relationships, leaving home, studying or starting a new job, then it might help you on your own journey.

Inside you'll find loads of stories - some funny, some sad, and some that make us cringe with embarrassment - as well as tips and advice on things like dating and looking good. We've included our best photos from over the years (even the dodgy ones!) and drawings that Fearne has done especially.

Let's face it, life isn't easy at times so we hope that this book will make you laugh, entertain you, but most of all that it might be a bit like talking to your very best friend.'

You can tweet me (@filmvsbook) the amount you would like to donate with the hashtag #bookforlife and follow its progress. For those not on Twitter, leave a comment at the bottom of this post with the amount you want to bid. The person who has the highest donation bid at midday on Sunday 17th July 2011 will be sent the book as soon as possible after the deadline. Please donate at the page below.